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US 2003/0120254 A1Published application
Aesthetically improved side panels for disposable garments and methods of making the same
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsMark S. Franke, Cynthia Louise Wyngaard, Heather S. Mortell
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Abstract
A pant-like absorbent garment having side seams extending from a waist opening to each of two leg openings between a front side panel and a back side panel. The side seams are offset or folded to conceal the post-bonding edges and provide a finished or aesthetically pleasing appearance.
Claims33
A disposable garment comprising:
- a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region extending between the waist regions,
- a first side panel extending from the front waist region;
- a second side panel extending from the back waist region;
- a side seam connecting an edge portion of the first side panel to an edge portion of the second side panel, the first side panel offset with respect to the second side panel,
- wherein the side seam comprises a primary bond and a secondary bond.
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A disposable garment, comprising:
- a chassis comprising a front side panel and a back side panel, and defining a waist opening and first and second leg openings;
- a first side seam extending from the waist opening to the first leg opening and connecting the front side panel and the back side panel, the front side panel laterally offset with respect to back side panel at the first side seam;
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- a second side seam extending from the waist opening to the second leg opening and connecting the front panel and the back panel, the front side panel offset with respect to back side panel at the second side seam,
- wherein each side seam comprises a primary bond and a secondary bond.
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A disposable garment comprising:
- a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region extending between the waist regions,
- a first side panel extending from the front waist region;
- a second side panel extending from the back waist region;
- a concealed side seam connecting an edge portion of the first side panel to an edge portion of the second side panel.
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A method for forming a tacked down offset butt side seam comprising:
- forming an offset portion by connecting an inner surface of a front side panel to an inner surface of a back side panel using a primary bond, wherein a lateral length of one of the front side panel and back side panel is greater than a lateral length of the other side panel;
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- bonding the offset portion to an outer surface of one of the front side panel and the back side panel using a secondary bond.
A method for forming a folded lap side seam comprising:
- forming an overlapped portion by overlapping a front edge portion of a front side panel and a back edge portion of a back side panel, the overlapped portion having a width of about 2 mm to about 30 mm;
- bonding the overlapped portion using a primary bond;
- folding the back edge portion along a length of an outward edge of the primary bond wherein an outer surface of the back side panel contacts an outer surface of the front side panel;
- folding the front edge portion along the length of an inner edge of the primary bond wherein an inner surface of the front side panel contacts an inner surface of the back side panel;
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- bonding at least a portion of the folded back edge portion and at least a portion of the folded front edge portion using a secondary bond.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.